Zp3-cre, a transgenic mouse line for the activation or inactivation of IoxP-flanked target genes specifically in the female germ line

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-151

  Lewandoski, Mark ^a   Wassarman, Karen Montzka ^a   Martin, Gail R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031080163     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00059-5     Document Type: Article

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